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Danube Kilometre 937

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Danube Kilometre 937

General view of a beach on the left bank of the Danube, about 2-3 km west of Drobeta Turnu-Severin and about 100 metres downstream from Kilometre 937, at the point where a small stream enters the Danube.

It is interesting to see the amount of rubbish strewn on the beach, left by the receding waters of the Danube from a previous high water point.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 2007




Danube Kilometre 937


The GPS map of site "937". As can be seen, it is a 200 metre long site along the left bank of the Danube, finishing where a small river enters the Danube. The main area, where most of the artefacts are found, is between the middle of the site and the small river.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 16th March 2008




Danube km 237


Pottery artefact showing incised curved and straight lines, as well as a coloured glaze.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 12th September 2007




Danube km 237


This is an interesting and important piece, with a stamp on the clay.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 12th September 2007




Danube km 237


About thirty fish net weights, called "lest" in Romanian, found by the Alexis team at Km 937

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 12th September 2007




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Pottery artefacts

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 12th September 2007




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Pottery artefacts - a comparison of objects found at Crivina and at Km 237.

To find two identical pieces, about 50 to 60 km apart from each other means much about trade in the Middle Ages, and may indicate a small pottery factory in the region, possibly midway between the two points. Dr Cornel Balosu presumes that this factory was at Simian.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 12th September 2007




Danube Kilometre 937 toy soldier


A small lead figure on the left, found at Kilometre 937, showing a soldier of the Middle Ages, with an axe and a large shield. The letter "P" was found under the feet of the figure. The soldier has a chain around his neck, and a battle helmet on his head.

On the right, for comparison purposes, a modern toy soldier depicting a soldier from apparently the same period.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 2007 (L) Ebay (R)




Danube Kilometre 937


A fine piece of Middle Ages pottery, pieced together from fragments found at Kilometre 937.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 2007




Danube Kilometre 937


Fragments of Middle Ages pottery found at Kilometre 937.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 2007




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Fragments of pottery found at Kilometre 937 on the Danube, about 2 km west of the Cladova site. Here there is a small river coming down from the hills north of the Danube's left bank. Dr Gheorghe believes that there is an old Middle Ages village on the hills, since there are many artefacts in the area, but especially in this small river.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 2007




Danube Kilometre 937


Some of the very large number of Lest (weights for fishing nets) found only along about 100 metres of the beach.

It seems that this area was a centre for fishermen, perhaps in the Middle Ages.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 2007




Danube Kilometre 937


This wonderful pottery artefact is perhaps of the "Simian" type.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 16th March 2008




Danube Kilometre 937


A grinding stone used in both the middle ages and in Roman times and earlier, as a tool for making flour from cereals to make bread.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 16th March 2008




Danube Kilometre 937


One of many ceramic weights for fixing a fishing net in position, used for example in the middle ages.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe 16th March 2008









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